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mass of the container and its contents. Place the specimen and which the filled container shall be mounted. The platform shall
container on a level platform or floor free of noticeable be equipped with a suitable device so that intermittent periods
vibration and cover the container to prevent evaporation of the of vibration of reproducible duration, frequency, and ampli-
bleed water. Keep the cover in place throughout the test, except tudes will be imparted to the specimen container as prescribed
when drawing off the water. Draw off (with pipet or similar by Section 8 (see Fig. 1). Suitable vibration will be provided if
instrument) the water that has accumulated on the surface, at there is bolted to the platform a 93W (1⁄8-hp) electric motor, to
10-min intervals during the first 40 min and at 30-min intervals the shaft of which a small eccentric whose mass is approxi-
thereafter until cessation of bleeding. To facilitate the collec- mately 110 g is attached by means of a setscrew. The eccentric
tion of bleeding water, tilt the specimen carefully by placing a shall be fabricated from cold-rolled stock in accordance with
block approximately 50 mm (2 in.) thick under one side of the the details and dimensions shown in Fig. 2. The hole through
container 2 min prior to each time the water is withdrawn. the eccentric is 13.5 mm (34/64 in.) or an appropriate size to
After the water is removed, return the container to a level accommodate the motor shaft. The platform shall be supported
position without jarring. After each withdrawal, transfer the on rubber supports resting on a concrete slab. The concrete slab
water to a 100-mL graduate. Record the accumulated quantity shall be separated from the floor by a layer of cork as shown in
of water after each transfer. When only the total volume of Fig. 2.
bleeding is desired to be determined, the periodic removal
procedure shall be omitted and the entire amount removed in a
single operation. If it is desired to determine the mass of the
bleeding water and to exclude the material present other than
the water, carefully decant the contents of the cylinder into a
metal beaker. Determine the mass and record the mass of the
beaker and its contents. Dry the beaker and its contents to
constant mass and record the final mass. The difference
between the two masses, D, is equal to the mass of the bleeding
water. The mass of the sludge shall also be obtained, if desired,
by initially determining the tare mass of the beaker.
7. Calculation
7.1 Calculate the volume of bleeding water per unit area of
surface, V, as follows:
V 5 V1/A (1)
where:
V1 5 volume of bleeding water measured during the se-
lected time interval, mL, and
A 5 area of exposed concrete, cm2.
The comparative rate of bleeding shall be determined as the
test progresses by comparing the volume of bleeding water for
each equal time interval.
7.2 Calculate the accumulated bleeding water, expressed as FIG. 1 Vibrating Platform and Timer
8.2 Timer—A timing device, by means of which the periods 10.2 The sample shall be placed in the container to a depth
of vibration provided to the platform and specimen in accor- equal to approximately one half the average diameter of the
dance with the provisions of Section 8 is permitted to be container. The size of the test sample can best be regulated by
regulated. mass; a sample weighing with a mass of 20 6 0.5 kg (45 6 1
8.3 Container—A steel container 290 mm (111⁄2 in.) in lb) usually meets the requirements for the apparatus described
diameter at the top, 280 mm (11 in.) in diameter at the bottom, herein.
and 285 mm (111⁄8 in.) high shall be provided. A steel container
cover shall also be provided. The container and cover shall 11. Procedure
conform with the details given in Fig. 3.
8.3.1 The remainder of the apparatus is identical with that 11.1 Consolidation of Test Specimen—Consolidate the
given for Method A. sample in the container by means of vibration of only that
duration required to effect the desired degree of compaction.
9. Vibrating Cycle Sufficient vibration has been applied as soon as the surface of
9.1 The vibrating cycle shall be as follows: Power on for 3 the concrete has become relatively smooth. Stop the consoli-
s, power off 30 s. However, due to the coasting of the motor dating procedure immediately upon the first appearance of free
after the power is turned off, the period of perceptible vibration water segregating from the concrete as indicated by the
is approximately 7 s. development of a water sheen on its surface. For some
unusually wet or plastic mixtures, no consolidating effort will
10. Test Specimen be needed beyond that supplied by placing the sample in the
10.1 The sample shall be prepared as described for Method container and handling the container during the operations of
A. determining the mass and placing it on the platform for test.
11.2 Intermittent Vibration—Place the cover on the con- used as maximum precision limits for Method A.
tainer and the container on the vibrating platform. Clamp the 13.1.2 Method B—The single operator-day-multibatch stan-
container and cover down tightly. Note and record the time, dard deviation (1s) has been found to be 0.71 % for a bleeding
and start the motor. Continue intermittent vibration for 1 h. range from 0 to 10 %, 1.06 % for a bleeding range from 10 to
11.3 Determination of Bleeding Water—The intermittent 20 %, and 1.77 % for more than 20 %. Therefore, results of two
periods of vibrations do not permit the determination of properly conducted tests by the same operator on the same day
bleeding water at a number of different time intervals. Deter- on different batches of the same mixture are not expected to
mine the total volume of bleeding water as described for differ by more than 2.0 % (d2s) for a bleeding range from 0 to
Method A. 10 %, 3.0 % for a range from 10 to 20 %, and 5.0 % for more
12. Calculation than 20 %. (See Note 2.)
12.1 Calculate the percentage bleeding water as described NOTE 2—These numbers represent, respectively, the (1s) and (d2s)
for Method A. limits as described in Practice C 670.
13. Precision and Bias 13.2 Bias—The test methods have no bias because the
values determined can be defined only in terms of the test
13.1 Precision:
methods.
13.1.1 Method A—Data are not available to evaluate the
precision of Method A directly. However, there is reason to
14. Keywords
believe that the precision for Method A is at least as good as
that for Method B. The values given for Method B shall be 14.1 bleeding; concrete, bleeding of
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